Lead us not into Temptation

Lead us not into Temptation.

I have just come back from a memorial service in Bleiburg's Catholic church.

We all remembered KarlHeinz Miklin, this wonderful reed player, who died on the 15^th of June this year at the ridiculously young age of 72.

Oh my, how much more could he have given to all of us.? His Music and his Friendship.

Actually he was much more than a „reed player“ ! He was a full blooded musician, a composer arranger and a „good person.“

I am really happy and , yes, a bit proud, to have been able to call him a friend.

Several musicians of this area performed in his memory:

It was a lovely Get-Together, paying tribute to a great man.

Of course, guided by the local Priest, prayers were said, asking God for all kinds of favours.

One of these requests stuck in my mind, since I can truly make no sense of it.

„Lead us not into Temptation“ is one of the favours we ask of God.

Isn't this a silly request?

Why would God lead us into temptation? Temptation, obviously to commit a sin, to break one of His own laws.

Leading us into Temptation is surely the job of the devil, who would likely try his best, to tempt us to break one of God's Commandments.

If God were to lead us into Temptation, He, being „All Powerful“ would likely succeed. (despite the „Free Will“ with which Man is endowed.)

Now, let's assume that God has led us into temptation and we could not resist, and weak, sinful people that we are, we transgressed against his very Instructions.

We, in other words, commit a Sin and unless we are lucky enough to run into the local priest who may forgive us our trespasses, before we get hit by a bus, we shall roast in Hell forever and ever.

Now just a moment: Isn't God, who put this temptation in our way, partially or completely responsible ? I mean, had He not tempted us to break one of His Rules and Regulations, we would not have been seduced to commit a sin.

I think he is equally responsible!

Come to think of it: Why would God first issue a set of Rules and Regulations and then put temptation in our way with the possible, or inevitable result that we would break one or more of them?. Thereafter spending all Eternity in Hell.

„Hold on,“ you say, „ God would never tempt us to break one of his own Laws!“

If you know this for sure, then why, oh why, do we ask him „Not to lead us into Temptation.“

The whole thing makes about as much sense as all the rest of this verbal tohuwabohu.

May KarlHeinz Miklin Rest in Peace.

Bertstravels

thinks that all of it

is a lot of Nonsense (with a Capital "N")